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COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN[/caption]
1. 4 R.I. colleges place in top 250 in Wall Street Journal rankings POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 22. Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence College and Bryant University were ranked in the top 250 of the Wall Street Journal’s 2022 college rankings. Brown, ranked No. 6, was highest of the four local schools within the publication’s rankings.
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COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY[/caption]
2. Brown ranks No. 14 nationally in U.S. News’ annual Best Colleges report; PC tops regional universities in North POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 13. Brown University was ranked No. 14 out of all the universities across the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges rankings. Providence College returned to ranking No. 1 among regional universities in the North after dropping to No. 2 one year prior.
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COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION[/caption]
3. $48 million Parcel 9 plans approved, public questions reduced parking POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 21. A final design for the first phase of the $48 million mixed-income housing project proposed by the Philadelphia-based Pennrose LLC on Parcel 9 got a unanimous vote of approval from members of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission.
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COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION[/caption]
4. Three firms to pitch mixed-use apartment buildings for I-195 district’s Parcel 2 POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 17. Three competing visions for the future of a 1.08-acre property in Providence at the base of College Hill next to the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge over the Providence River are scheduled to be presented to the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Sept. 20.
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COURTESY DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE[/caption]
5. 6-story addition, 11 apartment units proposed in historic Providence district POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 13 Seventy One Richmond LLC is seeking to tack on a six-story addition to two buildings the developer owns at 71-85 Richmond St. in Providence. The additions would be built on the back of two existing commercial buildings and would include 11 apartment units.
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6. Rhode Island businesses suffering workforce attendance issue POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 13.
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7. R.I. judge rejects firefighter union challenge to vaccine mandate POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 28.
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8. Alex & Ani asset auction ends in no bids, bankruptcy procedures continue POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 3.
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9. Jamestown compound sells for $6M POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 20.
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10. Five Questions With: Joseph R. Paolino Jr. POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 16.
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